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The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has assigned D’Tigers assistant coach, OGOH ODAUDU, to scout for players that can add value to the senior men and women’s national teams....

The latest batch of Nigerian returnees from Saudi Arabia have alleged that the country’s consulate in Saudi Arabia is returning more citizens of the neighboring Niger Republic than Nigerians, who are stuck in deportation camps in the Arabian count...

The Nigerian Air Force has said the Alpha Jet aircraft that went off the radar in Borno State might have crashed....

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the people to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by one month....

Central African Republic's President FAUSTIN-ARCHANGE TOUADÉRA have been sworn-in for a second term in a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries in the capital city of Bangui.President TOUADÉRA was re-elected for a second term on December 27 2020.Some of the dignitaries at the ceremony include the Chairman of the African Union MOUSSA FAKI, the President of Burundi and the Prime Ministers of Rwanda, Gabon and Cameroon....

The President of the Senate AHMAD LAWAN says the wrong advice ministers give President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, is the reason for the rejection of some bills passed by the National Assembly.The Senate President stated this at a public hearing organized by the Senate Committee on Health to deliberate on three bills.LAWAN before declaring the session open sought to know if the Minister of Health, Dr OSAGIE EHANIRE, and the Minister of State for Health, OLORUNMIBE MA...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 2nd, and Monday, April 5th 2021 as public holidays to celebrate Easter.The Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, made the announcement in a statement on behalf of the Federal Government.He urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace, and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ.The minister is also asking the Christian fa...

The Presidency has said it is unnecessary for President MUHAMMADU BUHARI to transmit power to the Vice President, YEMI OSINBAJO, after the President travelled for a medical check-up.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, stated this while featuring as a guest on a monitored programme.He explained that the President has not contravened the laws of the land by not transmitting power to the vice-president, as the law...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors says it will embark on a nationwide strike from Thursday....

Tributes are pouring in for SARAH OBAMA - the matriarch of THE OBAMA family. She was the step-grandmother of former United States President, BARRACK OBAMA....